Will store wars and slashed prices spell disaster for readers and writers?

The Independent - London,England,UK takes a look At The Publishing Industry. They say A decision is about to be made, and the world of books expects a huge change. The writers are waiting, the agents, the editors, the publishers and the booksellers, not to mention the readers, are all waiting for a deal to be made that will close scores of little bookshops, deprive the world of interesting writers and lead to great books being sold like Big Macs.